The 1937 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 6, 1937, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Joseph Martin (who had been appointed in 1934) defeated two challengers by a large margin.
Background Joseph Martin was appointed by Governor Albert G. Schmedeman, to fill a vacancy on the court on December 31, 1934. No special election was held in the intervening years before the next regularly scheduled election in 1937.
Candidates Ran Joseph Martin (of Green Bay): incumbent justice (appointed in 1934); former chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Glenn P. Turner (of Madison): lawyer, frequent Socialist candidate, former member of the state legislature Fred M. Wylie (of Milwaukee): lawyer and state trades practice commissioner and Progressive nominee for Wisconsin Attorney General in 1934
Declined to run Alvin C. Reis: circuit court (Dane County) judge
Campaign
Some liberal groups attempted to get Wylie to abandon his candidacy, believing that a campaign by Reiss instead would give Martin a stronger challenge. Wylie refused to withdraw in favor of Reiss, however. Both Wylie and Turner sought to win over Progressive and Farmer–Labor voters.
Result
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center;background-color: #e9e9e9;"| General election (April 7, 1937)
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